I like animals, too, and they like me...but I know many, many religious people who have the same mutual affinity for animals. So I don't think it has anything to do with one's religious or non-religious status.

Cat. Hobo has been my buddy for 13 years. Only an inside cat but he has this little cat TV for him to watch the birds.

We have a hedgie, too! Plus five snakes (3 Cali kings, Mex Black king, and bull snake), four cats, and numerous fish.

I love animals, mostly dogs

Awrh, hedgie! She's adorable.

I have a cat--a giant fuzzball full of love and not much brains, who runs everywhere and seriously underestimates his own size sometimes. I'd have more animals, but he's all we have room for in this wee apartment. I could conceivably keep just about any pet except birds. I can't get into living with birds. They're pretty, but every domestic avian I've ever met has been deafeningly shrill.

I have a sweet little part Siamese cat. She adds a lot of joy to my life.

I have 5 rescue cats. I get along fine with most animals except dogs and anything with more than 4 legs that moves into my apartment.

I avoid snakes, and I'm reasonably sure they appreciate that.

Cat...she's kept me sane through hard times

but I have had many types of animal, I love my photography, especially macro..so insects etc..I see beauty in their complexity..I can marvel at a fly....though..er..I hate earwigs(I'd cause no harm though..unless they went in my ear(I know this isnt true lol))

Big animal enthusiast. Have a beautiful German Shepherd named "Sassy" and a cat named Zeus. First time I've only had one of each. Love horses-had one at fifteen and still love to ride. Favorite wild animals are locally deer, bear, wolves (had a dog that was part wolf) foxes, raccoons. Jungle animals include big cats: lions, tigers, leopards and zebra.

Two cats, brother and sister. Sammy chased his sister off because he is jealous and he is bigger. Normally a male wouldn't chase a female away, but they are fixed. He is big and keeps all the cats away. We also have wild friends, several deer and at least one racoon. Birds live nearby, but the cats are hard on them, but mice would inundate us except for the cats. A bluejay stayed with us for a couple of weeks, regardless of the cats, lost the pic.

Love them all, we don't have hedgehogs, however as a toddler my son had a very large echidna that would follow him everywhere, he would dig out stumps so it could eat termites, he would pick it up and hold it while on his swings singing to it.

I love animals. I have an affinity for the animals that are maligned out of fear: snakes, bats, and spiders especially.

As far as pets, I stick to the traditional because it's hard to find vets that can care for the exotics. So animals other than dogs, my preference, and cats, I prefer them in the wild.

Here's a photo of a timber rattlesnake I rescued. I wouldn't want one as a pet though.

Cute. Definitely different. I have a dog and cat and have had birds. Ran a bird rescue for many years.

1 x husky, 3 x guinea pigs, 2 x quails, 2 x Giant African land snail, 1 x Tourtoise, 1 x cat. Plus a garden full of wild birds and a family of semi tame squirrels. So yeah, I love animals

I have 4 rescues;a dog and 3 cats. I seldom eat meat because of getting close to farm animals when I worked there. To me ,they are all special .

You have a hedgehog? That is a first to my ears. Good for you !

Honestly... is the other way around... animals love me. Can't say why.

I've got one dog named Chewy, and a cat named Button that live inside my home.
Both of these were found and really needed help so I gave it to them. Outside I have about six cats that I did not ask for but because I feed them they are considered mine. I also feed one possum and several racoons.Spay and neuter. Animals are just wonderful.

Definitely! I kid people that I have an "Elly May complex" (a reference to The Beverly Hillbillies). I love critters and they seem to know it. I carry dog and horse treats with me at work. I can be a bit cold to people (working on this), but I bond with animals almost immediately. I had lots of pets as a kid and was always bringing a new "pet" home (spiders, snakes, mice, strays). I was a bane to my strict Bostonian stepfather who was repelled by anything that crawled. My part Haudenosaunee mother helped me hide them! I have especially come to appreciate the amazing similarity in psychology between higher animals and people, and their ability to acquire a rudimentary understanding of language.

Ruby is cute!

The hedgehog is adorable! I no longer have pets, but cats have always claimed me as their human.

Love your hedgehog. Love animals. Growing had cats, dogs, pet chickens, rabbits, squirrels and fish. while my kids were growing up we had dog, cats, cockatiels, hampsters, oscars,a guinea pig and a hamster. so yes we love animals.

Ruby is gorgeous!

We have dogs cats chickens and ducks. I love my dogs and cats. But I really enjoy just watching the ducks.

I have a cat.